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Bari Weiss or Protestant Franco: Which Way, Western Man?

James Diddams

For several years itโ€™s been popular to lament Americaโ€™s irrevocable slide into the anti-Christian โ€œnegative world.โ€ Prognostications of this sort have led some to speculate that, if something doesnโ€™t...

Masculinity Is Tragic

James Diddams

Late in the Iliad, the Trojan Lycaon begs Achilles to spare his life on the battlefield. Achilles refuses his supplications: Come, friend, you too must die. Why moan about...

The Real Problem at Wheaton College

James Diddams

Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois, has been accused of slipping into the liberal abyss many times since its founding in 1860. As a recent graduate, Iโ€™m often asked if...